Total Crime Rate

175.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Long Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 166th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Lane (CR0 7AR) in the last 12 months was 175.9 per 1,000 residents and was 127.9% higher than the Shirley North average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (CR0 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manning Gardens, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stroud Green Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Green Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manning Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manning Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manning Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manning Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Knole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knole Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stroud Green Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Estcourt Road —
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Green Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Apr 2026Burglary St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinburne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Medway Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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